SDF 2.001: SDF Reference: terms Class

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# 1.5. terms Class

## Interface

The general syntax is:

      !block terms[; parameters]
      table of objects
      !endblock

The object attributes are:

Field | Category | Rule
Term | mandatory |
Definition | optional |
Jump | optional |

See Understanding Class Interfaces, if necessary.

## Description

The terms filter is used to declare and/or format objects in the terms class. The attributes supported are:

Attribute | Description
Term | the term name
Definition | the explanation for the term

## Examples

A configuration file may have the following declaration of terms:

      !block terms; data
      Term     Definition
      SDF      Simple Document Format
      SQL      Structured Query Language
      !endblock

These can then be inserted into a document as follows:

      !block terms
      Term     Definition
      SDF
      SQL
      WWW      World Wide Web
      !endblock

Note that the definition for a term already declared will be inserted if none is provided. Furthermore, new terms (like WWW above) can be inserted and added to the configured ones.